2013 CVC BASEBALL: Short on numbers, Princeton won't back down

PRINCETON — The Princeton High baseball team is out to show that a little is enough this season.

Even with only 14 players on their varsity roster, the Little Tigers may have enough returning talent to improve upon last season’s tough 4-19 campaign.

Those wins do not figure to come easy in the always tough Colonial Valley Conference.

With difficult games versus Hopewell Valley, Allentown and Hightstown the first week, the Princeton players will have to work hard to show what they’ve got.

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“Our pitchers who return combined to worked 70 or more innings for us last year, so they gained experience,” said fifth-year head coach Dave Roberts, who also brings up players from a junior varsity squad which was 9-3 last year.

Senior returnees Christian Giles (outfield), Matt Farinick (second base) and Zach DiGregorio (outfield) will be relied upon to help steady the defense and spark the offense. The hope is their leadership will help new field players like senior second baseman James Itkoff, junior catcher Colin Frawley and sophomore catcher John Reid settle in to help the club.

“This group of kids is the most focused on baseball that I’ve had,” Roberts said. “They’re looking to improve, but they are striving for attainable goals like finishing .500.”

That would be a big step for the Little Tigers, who get underway Tuesday, April 2 when they head to Moody Park in Ewing for a 4 p.m. game versus Hopewell Valley, which is still waiting for its regular home field to be completed due to continued inclement weather.